On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:56:55 -0500 andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Out of all the concerns about how they implemented it and such, my > main concern is that it just adds more clients to the network without > giving back in the form of relays or bridges. If these are all real people using and getting benefit from Tor, well then why not, that's what it's for. > Or at least, none of their documentation mentions the ability to share > freedom and privacy with others. It kind of does in the FAQ: > Does Safeplug slow down my browsing? > While using Safeplug, it is likely that you will notice reductions in your > overall Internet speed and page-loading times. This is because your Internet > traffic is being bounced to computers across the globe to make your Internet > browsing impossible to trace. The good news is that the more people use Tor > the faster the service runs, so by using Safeplug you are helping the Internet > community protect itself from tracking and surveillance. Which is one part I am a bit amazed at, "wait is this seriously configured as a relay by default?" and if so, what about people's home connection bandwidth caps, etc. (no warnings about this on the website). -- With respect, Roman
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